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[sufue]

Four years later, Devil's Cave is again £0.99 at Kindle UK.

Originally Posted by sufue

The Devil's Cave is the fifth in the excellent (IMO) Bruno series by Martin Walker. It has dropped to £0.99 at Kindle UK.

link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007C4G0CO

[sufue]

Three recent price drops on Jacqueline Winspear/Maisie Dobbs titles at Kindle UK....

To Die But Once, #14, £1.99
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075G4KLR1
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075G4KLR1

The American Agent, #15, £1.99
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H3FTY8B
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H3FTY8B

A Sunlit Weapon, #17, £1.49
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HRKMLFZ
Kindle UK/Smile: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HRKMLFZ

A couple of these were on sale fairly recently, but at higher prices...

[sufue]

A holiday themed collection of Dalziel and Pascoe short stories (or, at least one of them is holiday themed...) is on sale at Kindle UK for £0.99.

Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer & Other Stories by Reginald Hill

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P3ZM1DF
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P3ZM1DF

Spoiler:

A vicar nailed to a tree in Yorkshire.
The theft of a priceless artefact during a fire.
A detective forced to tell the truth for 24 hours.
A body hidden in a basement.

From the restless streets of London to the wilds of the Lake District, displaying all his trademark humour, playfulness and clever plotting, this landmark collection brings together the very best of Reginald Hill’s short stories for the first time, complete with a foreword from Val McDermid.

[Martinoptic]

Thanks. This Dalziel & Pascoe looks good.

[sufue]

Today's Big Deal in the UK is ten John le Carré books for £0.99 each. Titles include:

• Call for the Dead
• The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
• The Looking Glass War
• Silverview
• Agent Running in the Field
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
• A Legacy of Spies
• The Secret Pilgrim
• The Constant Gardener
• Our Game

links to the sale page:

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=s9_ac...ode=4725112031
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=s9_...ode=4725112031

[Tarana]

Christmas Scarf Murder By Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day, and Peggy Ehrha $1.99 Amazon, Kobo
Cozy

The Girl Who Survived By Lisa Jackson $1.99 Amazon, Kobo
Crime fiction

In a House of Lies By Ian Rankin $1.99 Amazon, Kobo
Crime Fiction

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Now £0.99 at Kindle UK, as part of the "Countdown to Christmas" deal...

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00590YJ1C
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00590YJ1C

Originally Posted by sufue

Payment in Blood is the second in the Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Payment-Blood...dp/B000Y8BN0E/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/payment-in-blood-1

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Two For The Lions is the tenth in the original Falco series by Lindsey Davis. It's £0.99 right now at Kindle UK.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004OEIDEI
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004OEIDEI

Spoiler:

Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Marcus Didius Falco has the perfect plan to make money - he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor's 'Great Census' of AD73. His potential fee could finally allow him to join the middle ranks and be worthy of long-suffering Helena Justina.

Unexpectedly confronted with the murder of a man-eating lion, Falco is distracted from his original task, uncovering a bitter rivalry between the gladiators' trainers. With one star gladiator dead, Falco is forced to investigate and the trail leads from Rome to the blood-soaked sand of the arena in North Africa.

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Three titles in Edward Marston's Railway Detective series are on sale at Kindle UK right now, two old, and one most-recent-in-series (and holiday themed).

The Railway Viaduct, #3, £0.99
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006WB7MXO
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006WB7MXO

The Iron Horse, #4, £0.99
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006WB7ONM
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006WB7ONM

The Railway Detective's Christmas Case, #20 (and most recent, until a new one comes out next April), £2.79
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09SXHY1R1
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09SXHY1R1

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A year-and-a-half later, Ceremony in Death is now $1.99 at Kindle US as part of today's Daily Deal, and matched at Kobo US. The links are still good...

Originally Posted by sufue

Ceremony in Death is the fifth in JD Robb's In Death series. It has dropped to $2.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PDYVXY
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000PDYVXY
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ceremony-in-death-1

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Give Unto Others is currently the most recent in Donna Leon's awesome IMO Guido Brunetti series, at least until the new one comes out next March. It's £0.99 at Kindle UK right now, as part of today's Daily Deal. I haven't yet seen it on sale in the US.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09DP8YKJK
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09DP8YKJK

Spoiler:

The gifted Venetian detective returns in his 31st case - this time, investigating the Janus-faced nature of yet another Italian institution. Brunetti will have to once again face the blurred line that runs between the criminal and the non-criminal, bending police rules, and his own character, to help an acquaintance in danger.

(I had a review copy of this a while back, and really liked it. If you want to read my review, the URL for my blog is in my signature...)

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Sleeping Murder is the last book in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, other than some short story compilations. It's on sale for $1.99 right now in the US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1PES
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1PES
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sleeping-murder

Spoiler:

In Agatha Christie’s classic, Sleeping Murder, the indomitable Miss Marple turns ghost hunter and uncovers shocking evidence of a perfect crime.

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernize the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs.

In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a “perfect” crime committed many years before.

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Any yet another holiday themed mystery...

Away in a Manger is the fifteenth Molly Murphy title by Rhys Bowen. It's $2.99 right now in the US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WRE4AJO
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00WRE4AJO
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/away-in-a-manger-3

Spoiler:

It's Christmastime in 1905 New York City, and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now: she and Daniel have a baby son and twelve-year-old Bridie is living with them as their ward. As Molly and the children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice, the voice of an angel, and see a beggar girl huddled in a doorway, singing "Away in a Manger." Bridie is touched by the girl's ragged clothes and wants to help her out if they can. They give her a quarter, only to watch a bigger boy take it from her. But Molly discovers the boy is the girl's older brother. They've come from England and their mother has disappeared, and they're living with an aunt who mistreats them terribly.

Molly quickly realizes that these children are not the usual city waifs. They are well-spoken and clearly used to better things. So who are they? And what's happened to their mother? As Molly looks for a way to help the children and for the answers to these questions, she gets drawn into an investigation that will take her up to the highest levels of New York society.

[sufue]

One more for the holidays. Silent Night is £0.99 at Kindle UK again, and the link is still good....

Originally Posted by sufue

Silent Night is the last title in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series that was at least partially written by Parker himself, although SYKM notes that it was completed by Helen Brann, who was, per the blurb, his long-time agent. It has dropped to £0.99 at Kindle UK.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00G8OBPLU

[sufue]

The Physicists' Daughter, which is the first in a new series by Mary Anna Evans, was one of my favorite mysteries of 2022. Which is a little odd since, although I like Evans' other main series a lot, I don't love it to the same extent. I am a little biased about The Physicists' Daughter because the protagonist, Justine Byrne, reminded me of my mother, who faced many of the same issues at around the same time, and because, even decades later, as a female in engineering, I also (sadly) still had to deal with many of the same issues, although to a lesser degree. And also because I tried welding, but never managed to do it very well, so I'm in awe of Justine's skill.

But I also found the mystery itself to be engaging, and I loved the author's attention to the details of the WW II time and setting. So, now that I've really talked it up , I'll add that The Physicists' Daughter is on sale in both the US ($1.99) and UK (£1.64) right now.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TGB4BVK
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09TGB4BVK
Kobo US (discountable): https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...cists-daughter
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TGB4BVK
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TGB4BVK

Spoiler:

No one can be trusted. The fate of a country is at stake. And everything depends on the physicists' daughter.

New Orleans, 1944.

Sabotage. That's the word on factory worker Justine Byrne's mind as she is repeatedly called to weld machine parts that keep failing with no clear cause. Could someone inside the secretive Carbon Division be deliberately undermining the factory's Allied war efforts?

Raised by her late parents to think logically, she also can't help wondering just what the oddly shaped carbon gadgets she assembles day after day have to do with the boats the factory builds. When a crane inexplicably crashes to the factory floor, leaving a woman dead, Justine can no longer ignore her nagging fear that German spies are at work within the building, trying to put the factory and its workers out of commission.

Unable to trust anyone—not the charming men vying for her attention, not her unpleasant boss, and not even the women who work beside her—Justine draws on the legacy of her unconventional upbringing to keep her division running and protect her coworkers, her country, and herself from a war that is suddenly very close to home.

Oh yeah, and if you want my full review, although you got a good chunk of it already , it's on my blog...